Pinkwing Stick Insect

Natural history and identification

This stick insect has been studied using a captive lineage that reproduces parthenogenetically, without mating. Research followed the development of sensory organs in its legs that detect mechanical signals. The documented reproductive mode concerns the studied colony; it should not be used to infer the sex ratio or reproductive behavior of every wild Kauaʻi population.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Sipyloidea chlorotica

Common names

Pinkwing Stick Insect

Other names

Sipyloidea sipylus

Family

Diapheromeridae

Order

Phasmatodea

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Pinkwing Stick Insect (Sipyloidea chlorotica) belongs to Diapheromeridae in the order Phasmatodea. Its recorded origin status is introduced.

Sources and further reading

• iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist
• Natural history and identification — species source